Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 43.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43.10 million
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.85 million
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1976–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197620002024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 43.10 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 43.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.85 million, in 1976.

That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1976 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1976 9.85 million
1977 10.39 million +5.5%
1978 11.16 million +7.4%
1979 11.61 million +4.1%
1980 12.54 million +8.0%
1981 12.75 million +1.6%
1982 12.75 million +0.0%
1983 13.12 million +2.9%
1984 13.69 million +4.4%
1985 14.24 million +4.0%
1986 15.47 million +8.7%
1987 15.67 million +1.3%
1988 16.47 million +5.1%
1989 17.26 million +4.8%
1990 17.47 million +1.2%
1991 17.56 million +0.5%
1992 17.59 million +0.2%
1993 17.36 million -1.3%
1994 17.49 million +0.7%
1995 17.32 million -1.0%
1996 17.58 million +1.5%
1997 17.26 million -1.8%
1998 19.35 million +12.1%
1999 17.61 million -9.0%
2000 18.07 million +2.6%
2001 18.01 million -0.3%
2002 17.67 million -1.9%
2003 18.03 million +2.0%
2004 19.45 million +7.9%
2005 21.01 million +8.0%
2006 24.03 million +14.3%
2007 23.95 million -0.3%
2008 24.92 million +4.0%
2009 25.78 million +3.5%
2010 27.77 million +7.7%
2011 30.67 million +10.5%
2012 33.02 million +7.7%
2013 35.50 million +7.5%
2014 31.82 million -10.4%
2015 33.33 million +4.8%
2016 34.78 million +4.3%
2017 38.02 million +9.3%
2018 39.26 million +3.3%
2019 39.73 million +1.2%
2020 39.47 million -0.6%
2021 38.00 million -3.7%
2022 39.19 million +3.1%
2023 41.36 million +5.5%
2024 43.10 million +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.75 million 9.85 million 11.61 million 4
1980s 14.40 million 12.54 million 17.26 million 10
1990s 17.66 million 17.26 million 19.35 million 10
2000s 21.09 million 17.67 million 25.78 million 10
2010s 34.39 million 27.77 million 39.73 million 10
2020s 40.23 million 38.00 million 43.10 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 41 Angola 824,628 compare
  2. 42 South Africa 818,404 compare
  3. 43 Ukraine 750,255 compare
  4. 44 Guatemala 663,774 compare
  5. 45 Zambia 651,791 compare
  6. 46 Zimbabwe 650,753 compare
  7. 47 Cameroon 644,367 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 43.10 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 43.10 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 9.85 million in 1976.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
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Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.